Preparation and Cuban Coffee

The backdrop is a classroom in a major city police department where officers are attending our 2-day Blue Courage training. The curriculum is different than

There is not a person among us who has not been wronged or hurt by someone. Whether it be a person with whom we are

The Associated Press just reported that police officers in Connecticut would be prohibited from stopping drivers for a broken headlight, displaying their license plates in

I went to Harvard. That statement is true(ish) because I was fortunate enough to spend three weeks attending the Harvard Kennedy School of Government “Executives

Message to the citizens of Aurora: When I first watched the video of the Minneapolis officer, I didn’t need to wait for more information to

  Throughout my career, I have been underestimated. From the moment I earned my badge, I’d show up on a call and people would say,

Life as we know it has stopped. When my daughter received notice that her summer abroad trip to Taiwan was canceled, she was devastated. She

Aurora police officers Skyy Calice and Star Pirela stopped into my office to pitch an idea. They run a mentoring program for females in our

A few days into the new year, I sat down during my morning ritual (see # 10) and pondered the lessons that the past decade

*I never published this post because the officer asked me not to do so out of respect for his family. He contacted me and said

Just one month after the mass shooting in our city, shots rang out again on the other side of the world and despite the distance,

I attended a retreat with the Mayor and the City of Aurora Executive Team yesterday. This has become an annual event under Mayor Irvin’s leadership,